Game 15
Ipswich Firsts 15 lost to United States of America 16
| 1953 American All Stars Tour I Game 15 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31572 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 17th July, 1953 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | L McMahon | |||||||
| Venue | Nth Ipswich Res. (Ipswich) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,155 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 13 | |||||
| Ipswich | Scoresheet | USA | ||||||
| Jim PEGG | 2 | T | Al ABAJIAN | |||||
| Gary PARCELL | Bill ALBANS | |||||||
| Gary KERKORIAN | ||||||||
| Alvin E KIRKLAND | ||||||||
| E METEYARD | 2 | G | 2 | Gary KERKORIAN | ||||
| E METEYARD | FG | |||||||
| Ipswich | Teams | USA | ||||||
| E METEYARD | 1 | FB | 1 | George KAUFFMAN | ||||
| Tim MOLONEY | 2 | W | 2 | Bill ALBANS | ||||
| K KELLY | 3 | C | 3 | Alvin E KIRKLAND | ||||
| Tommy DOYLE (c) | 4 | C | 4 | Sol NAUMU | ||||
| Jim PEGG | 5 | W | 5 | Harold HAN | ||||
| J WARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Gary KERKORIAN | ||||
| E PORTER | 7 | HB | 7 | Ted GROSSMAN | ||||
| Tex PARRY | 8 | FR | 8 | Francis MANDULAY | ||||
| Reg GRICE | 9 | HK | 9 | Sydney WALKER | ||||
| Stew PANKOFF | 10 | FR | 10 | Jack HURRELL | ||||
| Gary PARCELL | 11 | 2R | 11 | Mike DIMITRO | ||||
| Brian RASHLEIGH | 12 | 2R | 12 | Don LOWTH | ||||
| Don MEEHAN | 13 | L | 13 | Vince JONES (c) | ||||
| B | 14 | Al ABAJIAN | ||||||
Team Info
Ipswich Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1953 Bulimba Cup - Game 3 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1953 Bulimba Cup - Game 4 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- Jim Haviland (fullback), Denis Flannery (wing), Tom Cooney (centre), Keith Statham (five-eighth), Brian Whybird (halfback), Bernie Drew (second row)
- In:
- E Meteyard (fullback), K Kelly (centre), Jim Pegg (wing), J Ward (five-eighth), E Porter (halfback), Gary Parcell (second row)
United States of America
- Previous Game:
- 1953 American All Stars Tour I - Game 14 vs. Toowoomba
- Next Game:
- 1953 American All Stars Tour I - Game 16 vs. Wide Bay
- Out:
- Xavier Mena (front row), Alfred D Kirkland (second row)
- In:
- Ted Grossman (halfback), Jack Hurrell (front row), Don Lowth (second row)
- Changes:
- Al Abajian (halfback to bench)
Match Notes
Rugby Union player Jack Hurrell played under the false name 'Jack Harold' while Don Lowth played under the false name 'Pat Henry'. Jack Harold was the name of an American living in Brisbane, while Pat Henry was an actual member of the American side, however he was injured and still in hospital.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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